Ventricular septal dissection complicating inferior wall myocardial infarction
Recommended Citation
Kalvin L, Yousefzai R, Khandheria BK, Paterick TE, Ammar KA. Ventricular Septal Dissection Complicating Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction. Case Rep Cardiol. 2017;2017:9680891.
Abstract
Postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect is an increasingly rare mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction from right coronary artery occlusion that developed hypotension and systolic murmur 12 hours after successful percutaneous coronary intervention. Although preoperative imaging suggested a large ventricular septal defect and a pseudoaneurysm, intraoperative findings concluded a serpiginous dissection of the ventricular septum. The imaging technicalities are discussed.
Document Type
Article
PubMed ID
28396806
Affiliations
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers